The Borderland Thunder have been practising regularly at the Ice for Kids Arena in preparation for their first on-ice competition–a pre-season tournament in Thunder Bay this weekend. All seven Superior International Junior Hockey League teams will compete in the round-robin event. The Thunder will play two games on Friday and […]
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The Muskies made their first Winnipeg High School Football League game a memorable one, edging the Kelvin Clippers 10-7 in cool, wet conditions here Friday afternoon. After thwarting Kelvin’s offence for much of the second half, Muskie Kevin Gemmell iced the victory by intercepting Clipper quarterback Luke Kennerd’s first-down pass […]
For most area golfers, the true sign of summer’s end is the Kitchen Creek club championships, which are being held there this weekend. “I think everyone gets that feeling of closure [with the club championships],” noted longtime local golfer Freddie Beck. “It’s the last hurrah and once that’s done, then […]
It was another great evening as the Rendezvous Yacht Club wrapped up its Wednesday night fall series. With a strong 20-knot wind, Colin Hewitt pulled out another first-place finish aboard his Tanzer 22, “Ariba.” Close behind was Todd Hamilton, also in a Tanzer 22, “Through.” Jack Bartlett sailed an excellent […]
The Muskie ‘B’ football team opened their five-game exhibition schedule with a 24-0 loss to the Roseau Rams here Tuesday afternoon. The Rams used a pair of long running plays to score two touchdowns in the first quarter, then made both two-point converts, to grab an early 16-0 lead. They […]
Local senior golfers Dan Livingston and Freddie Beck competed at the Manitoba Senior Championship last week and while they didn’t bring home any big prizes, it was a chance to mingle with the region’s top players. “I enjoy it. I’ve met a lot of good golfers. When you go, you […]
The local Knights of Columbus ‘AA’ PeeWee hockey team is gearing up for another full season, which gets underway after their tryout dates Sept. 19-21. All those trying out must be registered with the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association, which is holding registrations today and tomorrow from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. […]
New Fort High co-athletic director Darren Johnson is ready for a full year. Johnson, a law and math teacher at the school for one year and teaching veteran for seven, had been doing director’s duties since June when incumbent Jason Kabel was officially given a one-year leave of absence to […]
Fort High teachers will return to coaching sports and heading other extra-curricular activities this school year after receiving less required teaching time from the provincial government in their schedules this summer. In early August, the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation announced teachers again would have time to devote towards extra-curricular […]
Two days after one of their closest playoff scares–a tight 8-7 win over Big Grassy–the Emo Bulldogs were aiming not to make the same mistake of falling behind early in the final of the Rainy River District Fastball League last Thursday at VanJura Stadium here. They didn’t. And their 6-2 […]
Expect a return of curling to Emo this winter. That’s the message coming from Emo’s recreation council after it received an $8,000 grant from the Canadian Curling Association to put the Emo curling rink back into game-ready condition. Local curlers may even see some ice time by the holiday season. […]
The first rock is still six weeks away but the Fort Frances Curling Club already is gearing up for another busy season. Registration for all leagues will be held next Tuesday (Sept. 11) from 7-10 p.m. upstairs at the curling club. “We’re hoping all our regular members will return,” enthused […]
